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MHET 2/2, 325 (P481682)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017501

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [_e2_ ... ma]-la ma-szu2-u2
2. [...] kal-{d}amar-utu _ugula e2_
3. [_ki_] kal-{d}amar-utu _ugula-e2_
4. [a-na qa2]-be2#-e a-ki-ia-a
5. _dumu_ ib*-ni*-{d}suen*
6. [{disz}]SIG-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5_
7. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
8. _nam zu2-kesz2 ib2-ta-e3-a
9. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
11. u2-ra-am i-si-ir
12. a-sur-ra-am u2-da-an-na-an
  (traces of seal inscription)
reverse
1. [_igi_ ...]-ib-si
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
3. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
4. _dumu {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ si-su2-za-tum
6. _igi_ SIG-{d}a-a _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
7. [_iti_ ...] _u4 3(u)-kam_
8. _mu_ [am*-mi*-s,a*]-du#*-qa2* _lugal#-e#_ _alam#* [...]
top
  seal impression
1. dingir-x ($ between figures $)
left
  traces of seal impression
1. _kiszib_ dingir-szu-ib#-[ni]
2. <_kiszib_> szu-mu-li-ib-szi
right
  seal impression
  (* collations of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Rent of a house)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 325

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/2] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 2: Documents from the Reign of Hammurabi. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 017501
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0215

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-17 at 12:06:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 325 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481682.
MHET 2/2, 325 artifact entry (No. P481682). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481682 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 325 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481682 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 325 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481682},
}

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